An individual from the Cote First Nation has been charged with Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of a toddler.
23-year-old Waylon Severight appeared in Yorkton Provincial Court this morning (Mon) and is scheduled to appear again April 8th.
RCMP note the accused was known to the victim, 21-month-old Lorenzo Cote.
On November 21st, RCMP and emergency crews were called to a Canora residence to a report of a one-year-old boy needing urgent medical care.
Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful, and the boy was pronounced dead at the scene, by EMS personnel.
